Michigan Schools

Michigan schools will receive more than $1.3 billion dollars from lottery sales in 2023. A retailer who sells tickets in Comstock Park tells Dee Morrison those sales are important to small businesses too.

New proposed bills would require K-12 schools to carry Narcan

Some schools in Michigan are moving activities like recess and field day inside today.

The proposal asked voters to approve funds to construct new buildings and renovate aging infrastructure.

The state is rolling out grants to help schools hire resource officers to be on hand to help with campus safety and crisis management. The grants will add up to nearly $25 million. The money will go to 195 local and intermediate school districts and charter schools with a focus on smaller schools that don’t already have resource officers.

The commission consists of members representing parents, the state police, the state health department, the state Department of Education and others.After months of meeting, the Michigan House School Safety Task Force’s final report is out.The 12-page document breaks up its focus areas to prevention, mitigation and response measures.

The U.S. Department of Education is awarding nearly $1 billion to states and territories providing students with safer and healthier learning environments.

In a statewide poll conducted in May, Michigan voters were asked about the Let MI Kids Learn Proposal. The proposal is led by former U.S. Secretary of Education and west Michigan native, Betsy DeVos.Lansing-based EPIC-MRA recently conducted a statewide poll surveying 600 registered Michigan voters who are likely to vote in November. The poll was commissioned by the For MI Kids, For Our Schools Coalition. It wanted to learn more about voter sentiment when it comes to the Let MI Kids Learn Proposal.

Western Michigan University has won federal money to help two school systems get more teachers. The grant of nearly five million dollars will help support…

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has announced a nearly $1.9-million grant from the EPA to test school drinking water for…